New Results From Opera Due Tomorrow

New Results From Opera Due Tomorrow

So, as I had announced a bit prematurely three days ago, the Opera experiment is about to release the results of a measurement that is bound to stir endless discussions. If you read the piece before…
The Say Of The Week - Excluding The Higgs

The Say Of The Week - Excluding The Higgs

"Excluding wrong Higgs boson mass hypotheses is starting to feel like explaining how to make the chocolate mousse by compiling a list of all the wrong ingredients." T. D., TEDx Flanders, Sept. 24th…
The Plot Of The Week - Single Top Loud And Clear

The Plot Of The Week - Single Top Loud And Clear

A well-known HEP rule says that yesterday's searched new processes will be tomorrow's annoying irreducible backgrounds; but since I am an optimist, I always see the glass half-full and feel compelled…
CDF: Four Decades Of Stretching The SM

CDF: Four Decades Of Stretching The SM

The Collider Detector at Fermilab, CDF for insiders, is the longest lasting physics experiment ever (yes, I know about the pitch drop and no, I do not consider that a physics experiment). Designed in…